OK I just joined and introduced Timmy to everyone here on the introduction section. Now I want to show off his enclosure which is not really an enclosure at all, it's my entire yard with a tiki hut as his house. Lots of pics and the first is of Timmy.
I decided I wanted to create an awesome tiki hut that would be big enough for Timmy for the rest of his life. The dimensions on the inside are 60 inches wide by 32 inched from front to back and nearly 3 feet down. I also wanted it to more accurately represent a natural burrow so I dug a huge hole in the ground so Timmy would have to go underground to get inside.
the ground slopes down to allow access with steps along the way.
Here is Scooter, he was used as a future stand in to check the size. Scooter belongs to a coworker of my wife and he is 55 pounds and just over 20 inches!
Scooter and Gilligan the 12 year old Rottweiler
I wanted to ensure he couldn't dig out so we laid down concrete on the bottom and then began to build the walls with fence blocks.
Then I set some posts to support the roof
Then we smeared mud on the walls to give it a more natural look which was tons of fun
and the finished project!
To add one more really cool component I made a self sustaining water dish. My AC units condensation line drips on the side of the house so I put the water to good use and used concrete to make a bowl under it. It's always full of clean fresh water. I do flush it everyfew days cuz Timmy has a tendancy to use it as a toilet while soaking.
Now we are working on irrigation so that we can grow lots of greens for timmy to eat but without irrigation the Arizona sun won't let anything grow.
I decided I wanted to create an awesome tiki hut that would be big enough for Timmy for the rest of his life. The dimensions on the inside are 60 inches wide by 32 inched from front to back and nearly 3 feet down. I also wanted it to more accurately represent a natural burrow so I dug a huge hole in the ground so Timmy would have to go underground to get inside.
the ground slopes down to allow access with steps along the way.
Here is Scooter, he was used as a future stand in to check the size. Scooter belongs to a coworker of my wife and he is 55 pounds and just over 20 inches!
Scooter and Gilligan the 12 year old Rottweiler
I wanted to ensure he couldn't dig out so we laid down concrete on the bottom and then began to build the walls with fence blocks.
Then I set some posts to support the roof
Then we smeared mud on the walls to give it a more natural look which was tons of fun
and the finished project!
To add one more really cool component I made a self sustaining water dish. My AC units condensation line drips on the side of the house so I put the water to good use and used concrete to make a bowl under it. It's always full of clean fresh water. I do flush it everyfew days cuz Timmy has a tendancy to use it as a toilet while soaking.
Now we are working on irrigation so that we can grow lots of greens for timmy to eat but without irrigation the Arizona sun won't let anything grow.